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The Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO)

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J.C.R. Licklider, 1st IPTO Director.




ARPA desired the extension of human-computer interaction to military projects. In 1962, they created The Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) to focus on computer networking.

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Bob Taylor, 3rd IPTO Director.
"It seems reasonable to envision, for a time 10 or 15 years hence, a 'thinking center' that will incorporate the functions of present-day libraries together with anticipated advances in information storage and retrieval."
-  Man-Computer Symbiosis, J.C.R. Licklider

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